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Introduction to Health 2e

The Introduction to Health OER Textbook provides a broad overview of information pertaining to human health and opportunities for improving health and wellness throughout life. The intended goal of the book is to equip the learners with important information needed to better understand their own health and how their daily choices may impact both their quantity and quality of life. Although this is a "health" textbook, it could actually be called a "life" textbook.

Health and FitnessMedicine
Author
Kelly Falcone
Publisher
Palomar College
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-SA
Language
EN
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Contents· 112 sections
  1. 01: Introduction to Health Wellness and Change
  2. 1.01: What does Health and Wellness mean
  3. 1.02: A Healthy Population
  4. 1.03: Healthy People
  5. 1.04: Taking Charge of your health- Making Healthy Changes
  6. 1.05: Taking Charge of your health - Making Healthy Changes
  7. 1.06: End-of-Chapter Material
  8. 02: Exercise Physical Activity and Sleep
  9. 2.01: Physical activity exercise and Physical Fitness
  10. 2.02: Health benefits of physical activity and exercise
  11. 2.03: Increase both Physical Activity and Physical Fitness
  12. 2.04: Develop an Exercise Program to Build Your Physical Fitness
  13. 2.05: Guidance for your current level of physical activity
  14. 2.06: The Importance of Sleep
  15. 2.07: End-of-Chapter Material
  16. 03: Nutrition Basics
  17. 3.01: Whats in the food you eat
  18. 3.02: Types of Fats
  19. 3.03: Sodium
  20. 3.04: Carbohydrates (Starch Fiber and Sugar)
  21. 3.05: Proteins (Amino Acids)
  22. 3.06: Vitamins and Minerals
  23. 3.07: Nutrition Facts Label
  24. 3.08: The Dietary Guidelines For Americans
  25. 3.09: End-of-Chapter Material
  26. 04: Body Composition and Obesity
  27. 4.01: Introduction to Weight Management
  28. 4.02: Obesity Epidemic
  29. 4.03: Negative Health Implications of Obesity
  30. 4.04: Assessing Body Composition
  31. 4.05: Factors Contributing to Obesity
  32. 4.06: Weight Loss Strategies
  33. 4.07: Body Image Eating Disorders and Low Body Weight
  34. 4.08: End-of-Chapter Material
  35. 05: Stress
  36. 5.01: What is Stress
  37. 5.02: Stress and Disease
  38. 5.03: Coping with Stress
  39. 5.05: End-of-Chapter Material
  40. 06: Emotional and Mental Health
  41. 6.01: What is Mental Health
  42. 6.02: Challenges to our Mental Health
  43. 6.03: Mental Health Disorders
  44. 6.04: Mental Health - Risks Causes and Treatments
  45. 6.05: End-of-Chapter Material
  46. 07: Alcohol and Tobacco
  47. 7.01: The Use of Alcohol
  48. 7.02: Health Effects of Alcohol Abuse
  49. 7.03: Rethinking Drinking
  50. 7.04: Tobacco Use
  51. 7.05: Quitting Smoking
  52. 7.06: End-of-Chapter Material
  53. 08: Drugs and Addiction
  54. 8.01: Drug Use and Drug Addiction
  55. 8.02: Drug Facts
  56. 8.03: Drug Abuse or Addiction Treatment
  57. 8.04: Behavioral Addiction
  58. 8.05: End-of-Chapter Material
  59. 09: Unintentional Injuries and Violence
  60. 9.01: Introduction to Intentional and Unintentional Injuries
  61. 9.02: Unintentional Injuries
  62. 9.03: Intentional Injuries - Violence
  63. 9.04: End-of-Chapter Material
  64. 10: Relationships Sexuality and Contraception
  65. 10.01: Relationships
  66. 10.02: Sex Gender and Sexuality
  67. 10.03: Pregnancy
  68. 10.04: Contraception and Abortion
  69. 10.05: End-of-Chapter Material
  70. 11: Immune System Infectious Diseases and STDs STIs
  71. 11.01: The Immune System
  72. 11.02: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDS)
  73. 11.03: End-of-Chapter Material
  74. 12: Cardiovascular Disease
  75. 12.01: The Cardiovascular System
  76. 12.02: Cardiovascular Diseases
  77. 12.03: Treatment for Cardiovascular Diseases
  78. 12.04: Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
  79. 12.05: End-of-Chapter Material
  80. 13: Cancer
  81. 13.01: Understanding Cancer
  82. 13.02: Types of Cancer
  83. 13.03: Cancer Screening and Symptoms
  84. 13.04: Cancer Risk and Prevention
  85. 13.05: End-of-Chapter Material
  86. 14: Environmental Wellness - A Healthy Planet
  87. 14.01: Climate Literacy
  88. 14.02: Climate Change and Global Warming
  89. 14.03: Healthier Home Community Country and World
  90. 14.04: End-of-Chapter Material
  91. 15: Consumer Health and Aging
  92. 15.01: Health Literacy
  93. 15.02: Healthcare
  94. 15.03: Aging
  95. 15.04: Dealing with Death
  96. 15.05: End-of-Chapter Material
  97. 16: Continued Learning
  98. 16.01: Chapter 1 Continued Learning
  99. 16.02: Chapter 2 Continued Learning
  100. 16.03: Chapter 3 Continued Learning
  101. 16.04: Chapter 4 Continued Learning
  102. 16.05: Chapter 5 Continued Learning
  103. 16.06: Chapter 6 Continued Learning
  104. 16.07: Chapter 7 Continued Learning
  105. 16.08: Chapter 8 Continued Learning
  106. 16.09: Chapter 9 Continued Learning
  107. 16.10: Chapter 10 Continued Learning
  108. 16.11: Chapter 11 Continued Learning
  109. 16.12: Chapter 12 Continued Learning
  110. 16.13: Chapter 13 Continued Learning
  111. 16.14: Chapter 14 Continued Learning
  112. 16.15: Chapter 15 Continued Learning